Jarien and Sothos

The Warm-Up
Start	Astrid Bjornrittar
End	Astrid Bjornrittar
Level	80
Category	The Storm Peaks
Experience	16550 (or 9 93 at 80)
Previous	The Last of Her Kind
Next	Into the Pit

The Warm-Up
Level: 80
Astrid Bjornrittar
Astrid Bjornrittar
XP: 16550 (or 9 93 at 80)

The Warm-Up is part of The Sons of Hodir quest chain.

Objectives

Astrid Bjornrittar in Brunnhildar Village wants you to use the Reins of the Icemaw Matriarch to defeat Kirgaraak.

•  Kirgaraak Defeated

Description

You've been very fortunate, sister. This is a matriarch the likes of which hasn't been seen in years.

A good bear won't do you much good without the skill to ride it.

I'm going to have you practice some moves on Kirgaraak. He's the largest yeti we've ever managed to capture so be careful. Don't be afraid to walk away if he gives you a beating... there's a reason why we keep him chained.

Progress

How did it go with the yeti?

Completion

Not bad. I was hoping Kirgaraak would snap your neck so I could keep your bear.

Just joking, sister. Well... half-joking. That's a really nice bear you've got.

Notes

The reins put you in control of a Warbear Matriarch. For this quest, you are able to take your warbear around the town, not just at the Pit of the Fang.

1. 1 is melee attack, 4 is Maul, doing ~1k damage, 5 is a knockback, 6 is a charge.

Quest progression

1.  [25-30] They Took Our Men!
   • Side quest:  [25-30] Equipment Recovery
2.  [25-30] Leave No Goblin Behind
3.  [25-30] The Crone's Bargain
4.  [25-30] Mildred the Cruel
5.  [25-30] Discipline
6.  [25-30] Examples to be Made
7.  [25-30] A Certain Prisoner
8.  [25-30] A Change of Scenery
9.  [25-30] Is That Your Goblin?
10.  [25-30] The Hyldsmeet
11.  [25-30] Taking on All Challengers
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Defending Your Title
12.  [25-30] You'll Need a Bear
13.  [25-30] Bearly Hanging On
14.  [25-30] Cold Hearted
15.  [25-30] Deemed Worthy
16.  [25-30] Making a Harness
17.  [25-30] The Last of Her Kind
    • Side quest:  [25-30] The Slithering Darkness
18.  [80] The Warm-Up
19.  [25-30] Into the Pit
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Back to the Pit
20.  [25-30] Prepare for Glory
21.  [25-30] Lok'lira's Parting Gift
22.  [25-30] The Drakkensryd
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Maintaining Discipline
23.  [25-30] Sibling Rivalry
24.  [25-30] Mending Fences (+28,600 The Sons of Hodir)
    • Note: The chain continues from a dropped item:  [Slag Covered Metal] (dropped by Stormforged Iron Giants). You should complete this quest before returning to Thorim.
25.  [25-30] The Refiner's Fire
26.  [25-30] A Spark of Hope (+28,600 The Sons of Hodir)
27.  [25-30] Forging an Alliance (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
    Mandatory side quest:
    1.  [25-30] You Can't Miss Him (+75 The Sons of Hodir)
    2.  [25-30] Battling the Elements (+75 The Sons of Hodir)
       • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Hot and Cold (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
28.  [25-30] A New Beginning
29.  [25-30] Veranus
30.  [25-30] Territorial Trespass
31.  [25-30] Krolmir, Hammer of Storms (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
    Mandatory side quests:
    1.  [25-30] Culling Jorcuttar (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
    2.  [25-30] In Memoriam (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
    3.  [25-30] A Monument to the Fallen (+75 The Sons of Hodir)
       • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Hodir's Call (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
32.  [25-30] The Terrace of the Makers
33.  [25-30] The Earthen Oath &  [25-30] Loken's Lackeys
34.  [25-30] The Reckoning
35.  [20-30D] Stormherald Eljrrin (optional)
36.  [20-30D] Whatever it Takes! (+650 The Sons of Hodir) &  [20-30D] Diametrically Opposed

External links

• Wowhead
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